Combined bookcase and table-leaf receptacle



(No Model.)

S. S. OHILDS. COMBINED BOOKCASE AND TABLE LEAF RECBPTAGLE.

Patented Aug. 25, 1896.

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SAMUEL S. OHILDS, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

COMBINED BOOKCASE AND TABLE-LEAF RECEPTACLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 566,658, dated August 25, 1896.

Application filed April 9, 1894:.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL S. CHILDS, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combination Bookcase and Table-Leaf Holder; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to provide more convenient means for storing the separable leaves of extension-tables when the same are not in use, to enable the same to be hidden from sight, to avoid cluttering of closets by said leaves, and to secure other advantages and results, some of which will be referred to hereinafter in connection with the description of the working parts.

The invention consists in the combined bookcase and table-leaf receptacle and in the arrangements and combinations of the parts, substantially as will be hereinafter set forth, and finally embraced in the clauses of the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the views, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the improved bookcase and table leaf receptacle. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same, and Fig. 8 is a horizontal section taken at line so.

In said drawings, a a are a vertical series of shelves. 1) b are turned supporting-posts for the same.

0 c are rollers adapted to allow the device to be easily turned upon the floor, and d e are vertical partitions extending from the bottom to the top shelf and arranged at right angles one with the other, and forming at one corner of the bookcase a separate chamber or receptacle, opening at one side of the case toward the rear thereof, for the table-leaves. The angularly-disposed partitions d 6 form the back and one side of the table-leaf receptacle, the other sides being open. They are secured against the inner edges of the angular serial No. 506,822. (No model.)

recesses formed in the intermediate shelves, thus giving strength and stiffness to the piece of furniture. The book-shelves extend around two sides of the partitions, so that the books arranged in the spaces between said shelves more or less completely hide the same from casual observation. At the upper part of the receptacle thus formed is an adjustable top plate f, which fits into the angle formed by the partitions d e, and is held in place by screws or clamps g g, which extend through slots h h in the partitions cl e. The said adjustable top plate may thus with ease and quickness be raised or lowered to suit any length of leaf. The lowest shelf a on the upper side and the adjustable plate f on the lower side are provided with separating-cleats 'i, forming passages into which the opposite edges of the table-leaves may slide. The table-leaves are represented in Fig. 2 at j.

I am aware that the bookcase can be varied in construction and be employed for other purposes than holding books, and therefore I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the peculiar construction shown in the drawings.

In operating the device the leaves j are simply pushed into position in the receptacle provided for the same, and the case is then turned on its rollers, so that the leaves are hidden, the case being intended more particularly to stand in a corner of the room. By simply turning the case outward again the leaves may be readily withdrawn for use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is- 1. The combination with the vertical series of horizontal book-shelves, a, a, and supporting-posts b, b, of partitions, d, 6, arranged vertically at the corner of the case and forming a table-leaf receptacle, and an adjustable plate f, one of the shelves and the said adjustable plate providing division -cleats, 15, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the series of horizontal book-shelves a, posts 1), vertical partitions arranged to set off a corner of the holder for table-leaves and extending from the bottom of said holder to near the top thereof to allow the insertion of the leaves, and near said top having an adjustable plate f, of clamps g,

under side, means for holding said adjustable plate and allowing an adjustment of the same, and means facilitating a turning of the device, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of April, 1894.

. SAMUEL s. OHILDS.

Witnesses:

CHARLES H. PELL, ANNA M. ALWARD. 

